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GONMAD510 · 02-24-2017, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Vroom

315 wont hit. I've had 3 or 4 sets now and not a single hit. 295 definitely hit and here are the pictures to prove it, any sizable bump in the road will do it:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...2&postcount=24

Is your car stock height? I am running the BMR 1.25" lowering springs and I was wondering if I would have rubbing issues.

Kylelein · 02-24-2017, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by winterboy8

Argh, this sucks. So I already have a set of MPSS in my posession and now I have to worry about both the front and rear hitting?

Put them on and see I don't know why it's not consistent I guess the only way to find out is to put them on

Kylelein · 02-24-2017, 11:24 AM

That pic is dope man!

Kylelein · 02-24-2017, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen12ZL1

that little difference in width will make no difference with traction off corner. No worries and use the least understeering setup that you mention like the 295 rear/ 285 front IMHO. Once a little heat is in the tires on track, you will be fine. I ran a square 285 setup on my ZL1 and it worked great.

Have u overheated ur michelin pss on tracks?

RLHMARINES · 02-24-2017, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Kylelein

That pic is dope man!

Thanks, its one of my all time favorites for sure.

Kylelein · 02-24-2017, 02:13 PM

Home many laps have u done to overheat ur PSS?

KaBoom1701 · 02-24-2017, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kylelein

By looking at ur build to definitely have the power to push corners through even with the 315s on! Do you drag only or road course as well?

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Originally Posted by Kylelein

Home many laps have u done to overheat ur PSS?

It's not just the number of laps...

Aggressive driving style and track conditions play a big part of it as well.

Vroom · 02-24-2017, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GONMAD510

Is your car stock height? I am running the BMR 1.25" lowering springs and I was wondering if I would have rubbing issues.

I'm stock. It not really rubbing vs hitting. It will drive fine on the track or on smooth road. If you hit a pot hole, or bump, it will tag the fender and since there's a sharp edge, it take piece of your tire with it. The tires stick out farther then fender and the travel of the suspension is higher the fender too, so its really not surprising. It looks a little goofy too honestly. Several people pointed it out to me.

GONMAD510 · 02-25-2017, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Vroom

I'm stock. It not really rubbing vs hitting. It will drive fine on the track or on smooth road. If you hit a pot hole, or bump, it will tag the fender and since there's a sharp edge, it take piece of your tire with it. The tires stick out farther then fender and the travel of the suspension is higher the fender too, so its really not surprising. It looks a little goofy too honestly. Several people pointed it out to me.

Then I guess I will just stay with stock tire sizes.

RLHMARINES · 02-25-2017, 04:12 PM

I must also interject that my car has the track spec alignment recommended by Chevy and I've not changed it back to normal for a while now so this may or may not have some influence on it.

Kylelein · 02-25-2017, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

I did experiment with running the GY F2 285's up front with the MPSS 315's on the rear during a track event and my results were that it was a little too loose for my comfort at the time. The rear would definetly rotate more easily with the added front grip of this setup and I may try this again now that I know what to expect from it.

So mixing GY and PSS is a bad idea then?

RLHMARINES · 02-25-2017, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kylelein

So mixing GY and PSS is a bad idea then?

This setup is gonna be more eager to rotate so that's the thing to watch out for but other than that I would give it a try especially if your car is pushing since it's an easy expirement to conduct with tires and air pressure. This was my experience with my car on my home track so your results may differ.

Enough Already · 02-26-2017, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sven59

Ran the 315 and 295 setup with zero rubbing.

Same here. Currently running. No issues.

Kylelein · 02-26-2017, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

This setup is gonna be more eager to rotate so that's the thing to watch out for but other than that I would give it a try especially if your car is pushing since it's an easy expirement to conduct with tires and air pressure. This was my experience with my car on my home track so your results may differ.

And generally you put more pressure in the PSS since the've got softer sidewalls right? If so how much pressure 38 cold?

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